June 2022
- Camp Don Lee installs living shoreline with help from The North Carolina Coastal Federation
June 30 – TownDock.net - County commissioners voice general support for mariculture ‘hub’ at Straits
June 23 – Carteret County News & Times - See coastal critters up close during Touch Tank Tuesdays
June 20 – CRO - NCDOT contractor repairing storm drainage system off of highway 24 in Cape Carteret
June 17 – Carteret County News & Times - Volunteers help search for microplastics along NC coast
June 14 – WRAL - Reducing microplastics: How to keep our beaches safe
June 14 – WITN - NC could lose up to 40% of its wetlands to sea level rise by 2070, new study shows
June 14 – The News & Observer - Federation, Coastal Environmental expand shell recycling
June 10 – CRO - Volunteers plant marsh grass along CCC shoreline as part of restoration project
June 2 – The Carteret County News-Times - Bill would fund efforts to support growing shellfishing industry
June 1 – CRO
May 2022
- Climate scientists worry as another above-average hurricane season quickly approaches
May 22 – WRAL - Coastal Federation unveils design plans for coastal center
May 20 – CRO - Final designs unveiled for Center for Coastal Protection and Restoration in Carteret County
May 18 – OBX Today - Researchers predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season
May 18 – WITN - ‘You can’t outpace Mother Nature’: The sorry tale of a beach home’s collapse into the ocean
May 13 – The Independent - EPA proposes 3 new actions to protect public from PFAS
May 4 – CRO - Effort to restore Newport River a point of pride for those in Carteret County
May 1 – WRAL
April 2022
- Ecological Landscaping, Support our local ecosystem by making thoughtful decisions about what and how to plant
April 27 – Wrightsville Beach Magazine - What is the N.C. Oyster Trail? And what are the Wilmington-area stops?
April 26 – Star News Online - Topsail Beach bans Styrofoam in floating dock construction
April 21 – CRO - Coastal Federation celebrates Earth Day with ‘Work on Wilmington’ at Bradley Creek Elementary
April 21 – WWAY - North Carolina encouraging use of living shorelines to protect against erosion
April 20 – AccuWeather - Celebrate Earth Fair OBX with the NC Coastal Federation in Dowdy Park
April 18 – OBX Today - What is affecting salt marshes today?
April 17 – Spectrum News - Living shorelines becoming more prevalent in protecting NC’s coast
April 17 – WRAL - DoD program protects climate landscapes and military bases
April 15 – E&E News
March 2022
- NC Coastal Federation releases Marine Debris Action Plan Accomplishment Report for 2021
March 31 – OBX Today - New program looks to boost climate resilience around bases
March 30 – CRO - Stop, check before you enjoy fish consumption month
March 28 – WRAL - Funding now available for Watershed Restoration projects in NC
March 24 – WNCT - NC Coastal Federation warning about health risks of consuming fish caught in the Cape Fear River
March 24 – WWAY - Groups working to clear NC beaches of marine debris and trash
March 20 – WRAL - Hold the foam? Topsail Island looking at ordinance to prohibit foam docks
March 18 – Wilmington Star-News - ECU students spend spring break volunteering in county with NC Coastal Federation
March 10 – Carteret County News-Times - Coastal Federation allocated $2M to install living shorelines
March 7 – Port City Daily - Students in Eastern Carolina spend spring break restoring the environment
March 7 – WITN - NCDOT to repair storm drainage system off Highway 24 in Cape Carteret
March 2 – Carteret County News-Times
February 2022
- Paddlers ready for 120-mile along NC coast to bring attention to protecting beaches
Feb. 27 – WRAL - Living Shorelines: Turning towards nature to address sea-level rise
Feb. 23 – WECT - New NOAA report finds sea level is rising fast. NC is especially at risk
Feb. 23 – News and Observer - Groups working to improve water quality for oyster farms
Feb. 17 – WRAL - NC Supreme Court: Environmental grants can continue
Feb. 17 – CRO
January 2022
- Oyster Awareness: Shellfish Benefit Environment, Economy
Jan. 10 – CRO - Coastal Federation Begins Annual Hunt for Crab Pots
Jan. 10 – The Outer Banks Voice - Coastal Federation Raises Over $60,000 for Oyster Shell Recycling Program
Jan. 9 – Carteret County News-Times - NC Coastal Federation Recaps its Progress, Looks Forward to 2022
Jan. 3 – WNCT 9
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